“B ilaam raised his eyes and saw Yisrael dwelling according to its tribes and the spirit of G-d rested upon him.”
(Bamidbar 24:2)
Rashi says that Bilaam saw that the opening of each tent didn’t face any other; this caused him not to curse them.
This aspect is one of the most beautiful of Bnei Yisrael’s and a cornerstone of our holiness. There are a lot of halachos learned from this.
The first obviously is tzniyus. A person shouldn’t peek into his friend’s house. Man is curious by nature and his eyes are pulled after everything new. It happens that you pass an open door or a window opening to the street. Train your eyes until it’s second nature to look in the opposite direction until you pass.
